Tag: history

• Chapter Four – The Nineteenth Century – Legal Reform and Financial Rights

  Oct 4

  Introduction The nineteenth century represents a decisive stage in the history of single women. At the start of the century, the legal doctrine of coverture remained firmly in place, rendering… more ›

• Chapter Two – Early Modern Transformations (16th–17th Century)

  Oct 4

  Introduction The early modern period (c. 1500–1700) brought significant changes to the status of single women. Demographic trends, the growth of markets, and the expansion of credit economies created new… more ›

• Chapter One -Medieval Roots -Unmarried Women and Business

  Oct 4

  Introduction The medieval period (c. 1100–1500) provides the earliest substantial records of single women’s participation in economic life. Unlike married women, who were legally subsumed under the doctrine of coverture,… more ›

• The Single Woman as a Historical Subject

  Oct 4

  Introduction Aims of the Study This book examines the history of single women from the medieval period to the present, exploring how they have been defined, represented, and positioned within… more ›

• Mabon at the Autumn Equinox: history, invention, and contemporary meaning

  Sep 15

  Introduction Mabon is widely used in contemporary Pagan communities as the name for the Autumn Equinox festival. The term suggests deep “Celtic” antiquity. The historical record, however, tells a more… more ›

• Section II: Who Funded and Drove the Rollout?

  Jun 28

  While the ideological foundation of gender identity policies originated in academia, its rapid institutional uptake was neither accidental nor purely grassroots. A critical driver was the strategic funding and influence… more ›

• From Allyship to Anxiety: How Gender Ideology Reframed Womanhood and Redefined the Struggle for Sex-Based Rights

  Jun 28

  Section I: Origins – From Theory to Policy The ideological shift currently reshaping the meaning of “woman” and dismantling long-established sex-based rights did not emerge from grassroots democratic movements. Instead,… more ›

• Why Is Trump So Rattled by Zohran Mamdani? A Symbolic Battle for America’s Political Future

  Jun 27

  “We’ve had Radical Lefties before, but this is getting a little ridiculous … he looks TERRIBLE … not very smart … backed by AOC+3, Dummies ALL.”—Donald J. Trump, Truth Social,… more ›

• 🔥 The Silencing of the Wise Women: How Women Healers Were Persecuted, and How Big Pharma Still Profits from Their Knowledge

  Jun 11

  Throughout history, women have been at the very heart of healing. They were midwives, herbalists, caregivers, and community healers, offering practical, empirical, and often effective remedies long before the rise… more ›

• Child Marriage in the United States: A Hidden Crisis in Plain Sight

  Feb 15

  Introduction When we think of child marriage, many people imagine it as an issue affecting countries far from the United States. However, child marriage is still legal in multiple U.S.… more ›